Kosovo: From Europe's youngest country

From Europe's youngest country to one of just two nations with a map on its flag, these are the most interesting facts about Kosovo . Almost nine months after Kosovo 's general election, the country is still without a new government. Europe's youngest country now looks likely to face a snap election in December. Kosovo - Self-Declared, Independence , Conflict: Talks initiated by the UN in 2005 on the future of Kosovo led in 2007 to a plan, submitted by UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari, that laid the groundwork for self-rule but stopped just short of full independence. Rapid endorsement of the plan by Kosovar Albanians was countered with intransigent opposition from the Serbian government. Months of further talks between Serbian and Kosovar leaders failed to resolve Kosovo ’s future status, and by early ... Kosovo - Autonomy, Ethnicity, Politics: In 1971 amendments to the Yugoslav constitution granted Serbia’s two autonomous provinces, Kosovo and Vojvodina, nearly equal status with the six republics of Yugoslavia. In 1974 a new Yugoslav constitution enshrined the provinces’ equal status and gave them the right to issue their own constitutions. However, following the rise to power of Slobodan Milošević (president of Serbia from 1989), the government in Belgrade revoked the provinces ...